Ultramarathons in April
Wildflowers on the course. Snow on the training runs.
April ultras run through canyon country and green hills: Zion in Utah, Lake Sonoma in California. The courses are at their prettiest. Getting there means a build that starts with the holiday leftovers still in the fridge.
Count back from race day
- Mid-October: start the 10-week primer
- Late December: start the 16-week 50K plan
- Late March: peak week
- Mid-April: race day
Your training season. A New Year's resolution with a finish line. Weeks 1 to 8 are winter miles; the climbs get longer just as the days do. Your peak arrives with the first warm weekends.
Masters Athlete Insights
Starting a build in deep winter, go easy on the first hill sessions. Tendons need two to three weeks to catch up with your lungs, and they ask less politely at 50.
Start the 16-week 50K plan · Not 26 weeks out yet? Begin with the 10-week primer.
